Chapter 546: An Exorbitant Price (1/2)

Chapter 546: An Exorbitant Price

The disciples of the Yin Sect, the Yang Sect, and the Ice Pavilion Sect had personally fought Stonemen in battle, and thus knew how hard they were to deal with.

If the Stoneman leader had told the truth, and there were indeed more powerful experts of different races on that other island, then scouting the island might very well mean their death.

Knowing the deadliness of the mission, no one offered to go.

However, they also knew that they wouldn’t be able to make preparations without knowing the outsiders’ strength.

Only after getting a good understanding of the outsiders’ strength and intentions would they be able to decide whether to strike out or stand their ground.

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Su Lin frowned slightly. “Any volunteers to scout out the outsiders’ strength and movements on that island? Whoever is going had better possess life-saving means. Of course, it’s preferable that the person has special means that will allow him or her to get a grasp of the situation in secret.”

With a faint smile, Ye Qin from the Yin Sect said, “Miss Su, we all know what we’ll face if we go scouting on that island. I don’t think anyone is going to volunteer to go on a death mission. Don’t you think?”

Su Lin nodded and said, “You’re right. I actually have a proposal regarding that issue.”

“I’m all ears,” Ye Qin said, looking intrigued.

Su Lin took a deep breath and said, “Whoever goes on that scouting trip will be doing it for the safety of everyone. It won’t be fair if the person is not rewarded. Each of us must have gathered some valuables from this island. I propose that we each take some spiritual materials out as a reward for the person’s heroic action. What do you say?” Her eyes ran through the crowd.

Upon hearing her proposal, the leaders all whispered in each other’s ears in discussion.

It wasn’t long before everyone reached a mutual understanding, and expressed their support for Su Lin’s proposal by nodding at her.

Nie Tian, who stood off to the side, also nodded after watching Su Lin talk eloquently, sorting out the crucial problem and providing a solution.

Even though her cultivation base wasn’t very impressive, she was apparently a very good diplomat. She knew how to tackle tough matters while paying enough attention to people’s feelings.

After pondering for some time, Nie Tian was somewhat moved, his eyes glittering. “There’s going to be a reward...”

He knew that there wouldn’t be a person more suited for this mission than him. He had nine Heaven Eyes at his disposal. Once he arrived on that island, he would be able to obtain a thorough understanding of the outsiders’ strength within a short time with the help of his Heaven Eyes.

In the meantime, his Life Stealth bloodline talent would allow him to travel in stealth.

Even if he was somehow discovered, he would be able to escape with Starshifts.

He also possessed a Sound Stone, which would allow him to instantly transmit the information he had acquired to Dong Baijie and Dong Li.

All these reasons aside, he was personally very curious as to what lay beyond the strait on that distant island.

With these thoughts in mind, Nie Tian broke the silence by stepping out of the crowd. With a smile, he said to Su Lin, “Miss Su, what are you willing to give as remuneration?”

Everyone’s gazes fell on him and Su Lin.

At this moment, everyone present had learned that he was the final winner of the Heaven Gate trial, and the only successor of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace’s legacies throughout the Domain of the Falling Stars.

They had also heard that he had killed multiple Greater Heaven stage Qi warriors to protect Dong Li while she had refined the eighth grade black phoenix’s corpse. By doing that, he had even forced a cruel killer like Yang Kan to avoid him like avoiding a sharp blade.

When Su Lin had arrived, not only had she not mentioned the Heaven Palace Sect disciples he had killed, but she had also voluntarily handed over the Earthshatter Beast’s eye.

Even though Yang Kan from the Flame God Sect knew that the Flame Dragon Armor was in Nie Tian’s possession all along, he had kept quiet about it.

All of these had proven Nie Tian’s uniqueness and formidableness.

All those who had personally witnessed Nie Tian’s battle prowess viewed him as the most formidable adversary there would be, and would try everything in their power to avoid conflicts with him.